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 #1664559


Brok3nglass
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 Sick scorpion

i posted not to long ago that my scorpion hasnt been eating....so i put a couple crickets in the tank and they have just been dying... this morning i wanted to check to see if he as ok and he was just lying there.. so i nudged him a little bit and his tail is limp...he usually is really alert and feisty but he just let me pick him up and is barley moving.... i dontk now what to do.. i thought he might be molting but i dont think thats it.... i think hes really sick =(
03/17/08  02:25pm

 #1664560


Brok3nglass
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   Message To: Brok3nglass   In reference to Message Id: 1664559


 Sick scorpion

i forgot to say that the temp is always around 80 and the humididty is always around 85... so i dont think thats it
03/17/08  02:26pm

 #1665372


Brok3nglass
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   Message To: Brok3nglass   In reference to Message Id: 1664560


 Sick scorpion

so i came home tonight and he died =( ..... i dont know why... i kept the tank at the right temp and humidity and everything ::sigh::
03/17/08  11:03pm

 #1666198


Pbcrazy187
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   Message To: Brok3nglass   In reference to Message Id: 1665372


 Sick scorpion

hey man im sorry to hear that. my malasian blue just died also. sometimes it just happends and there is nothin you can do about it.
03/18/08  06:41pm

 #1666233


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   Message To: Pbcrazy187   In reference to Message Id: 1666198


 Sick scorpion

Im sorry to hear. Scorpions really dont have any vetrenary practice, since they are essentially bugs. Any number of things could have made him sick, anything from internal parasites to cleaners or air fresheners in the air.
03/18/08  07:00pm

 #1666410


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   Message To: FordGT891   In reference to Message Id: 1666233


 Sick scorpion

Yeah sucks to hear something similar happened to my asian forest scorpion. He stopped eating after I fed him a small roach. Maybe that made him sick but he stopped eating after that and I too wanted to check up on him and he was barely moving. Temp was also at around 80 and humidity at about 75-90%
03/18/08  08:07pm

 #1666845


Brok3nglass
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   Message To: BlazerLoko   In reference to Message Id: 1666410


 Sick scorpion

yah it does suck... thanks all of you guys though... i was thinking of getting an emperor , olive keeled scorpion, or a vinegaroon
03/18/08  11:44pm

 #1666868


Brok3nglass
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   Message To: Brok3nglass   In reference to Message Id: 1666845


 Sick scorpion

here are pics of my scorp that just died..... im not sure but i think that this "sore" may be the cause..... its the dark part between his tergates...







i have been searching all over the internet going over theories of mycosis to parasites
any ideas?

thanks
03/19/08  12:12am

 #1669228


Computerkid26
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   Message To: Brok3nglass   In reference to Message Id: 1666868


 Sick scorpion

Your emperor scorpion look very chubby in the picture, maybe overfed is the caused of death.
03/20/08  08:54pm

 #1670055


Brok3nglass
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   Message To: Computerkid26   In reference to Message Id: 1669228


 Sick scorpion

thats how big he was when i got him.... and he wouldnt eat for the last 2 weeks.... idk though i think that spot between his tergates had something to do with it idk though
03/21/08  04:11pm

 #1671006


Computerkid26
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   Message To: Brok3nglass   In reference to Message Id: 1670055


 Sick scorpion

I’m assuming the person who gave you the scorpion overfed it. How long did you have it before it died? Beside from being overfed, could died from infection, disease, cause of stress, or old ages. It sounded like you really cared for his well being. Get an Emperor scorpion, they are very gentle.

Beside keeping the temperature and humidity at the correct level (don’t fully cover the enclosure because that will cause mold to grow), feed it no more than twice a week (only one cricket should be in the enclosure at a time & make sure to take out any uneaten part).

A water dish should alway be available to the scorpion. Use some wood lodge and a lot of substrates such as coconut fiber for your scorpion to dig and hide. ( You might want to bake the substrate and wood lodge even from store bought because they may contain bugs that can harm your scorpion). Don’t use air freshener or any chemical around them.

Don’t use heat rock or heat mat. Those two are ineffective at warming up the enclosure and also posed health risk to your scorpion, instead use a ceramic basking light with a thermostat to maintain desire temperature.

Finally don’t stress the scorpion out by handling it too much.

Feel free to ask me any question regarding above or anything you want to know, I’m still inexperienced with Emperor scorpion so I can only try my best to help you out.




03/22/08  08:08am

 #1671074


Brok3nglass
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   Message To: Computerkid26   In reference to Message Id: 1671006


 Sick scorpion

alright cool, thanks compkid... i think i am gonna get another emperor for now... and i happen to come across an olive keeled ill get that as well... thank you for the advice... do u think the spot on his back had anything to do with it ?
03/22/08  09:58am

 #1671648


Computerkid26
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   Message To: Brok3nglass   In reference to Message Id: 1671074


 Sick scorpion

I don’t know maybe. Look like something rupture inside or a nasty virus disease.
03/22/08  06:59pm


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